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Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Price and performance details for the Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Description:  Model: MZVLB256HAHQ, M.2

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7, PM981 NVMe Samsung 256GB, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H7, NVMe PM981 NVMe Samsu, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000, SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-00007

Drive First Benchmarked: 2018-07-30

Drive Rating/$Price: 545.01

Overall Rank:  2699

Last Price Change:  $26.45 USD (2023-08-05)

Average Drive Rating
14415
Samples: 2655

Disk Test Suite Average Results for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe

Sequential Read2,467 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write1,081 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)665 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD166 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 4th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 2000GB
52,354
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB
50,668
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
48,972
WD BLACK SN850X NVMe 1000GB
48,118
KINGSTON SFYRS1000G
46,038
KINGSTON KC3000 1TB
45,766
WD BLACK SN850 1TB
42,753
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB
42,285
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
39,424
Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
14,415
Last 5 Baselines for Samsung PM981 256GB NVMe
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2114787 - Jun 02 2024
14280
BL2113995 - Jun 01 2024
17818
BL2113736 - May 31 2024
17333
BL2113724 - May 31 2024
13707
BL2113474 - May 31 2024
18308